Envy A Theory of Social Behavior
by Helmut Schoeck

Envy A Theory of Social Behavior by Helmut Schoeck

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  1. In a 1966 book titled "Envy: A Theory of Social Behavior", the sociologist Helmut Schoeck argued that rather than being- That's very German name. Helmut Schoeck. It's putting me in a German mood, sweetie. Hallo meine Lieben. Heute gibts ein neues Video! I just get worse at German every year. Schoeck argued that rather than being the result of social or economic inequality, envy is a universal experience across all human societies, including very egalitarian ones.

    Natalie Wynn (Contrapoints)

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